Heavy Fighting Between Rival Factions Reported In The Libyan City Of Tripoli

Smoke rises Friday after an explosion inTripoli, Libya. (Lorenzo Tugnoli /For The Washington Post)

Al Jazeera: Rival factions clash in Libya's Tripoli

Explosions and artillery fire shatter period of relative calm in the capital amid signs of a split in pro-Haftar forces.

Heavy clashes marked by loud explosions and heavy artillery fire have erupted between rival factions in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

The fighting on Friday was concentrated in the Abu Salim, Salahedeen and Qasr Bin Ghashir districts.

Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising above the city's skyline. Shooting continued throughout Friday prayers.

Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Abdelwahed, reporting from Tripoli, cited security forces as saying that at least 12 people were killed in the violence.

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